Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Legatos violare contra jus gentium est
It is contrary to the law of nations to do violence to ambassadors.
Lex non a rege est violanda
The law is not to be violated by the king.
Praesumptio violenta plena probation
Forceful presumption is full proof.
Praesumptio violenta valet in lege
Forceful presumption is effective in law.
Violation
n. 1. An infraction or breach of the law; a transgression. 2. The act of breaking or dishonoring the law; the contravention of a right or duty. 3. Rape; ravishment. 4. Under the Model Penal Code, a public-welfare offense. 0 In this sense, a violation is not a crime. See Model Penal Code § 1.04(5) (1997). - violate, ub. - violative (vi-a-lay-tiv), adj. - violator, n.
Violence
Unjust or unwarranted use of force, usu. accompanied by fury, vehemence, or outrage; physical force unlawfully exercised with the intent to harm. 9 Some courts have held that violence in labor disputes is not limited to physical contact or injury, but may include picketing conducted with misleading signs, false statements, erroneous publicity, and veiled threats by words and acts.
Violent
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by unlawful physical force <violent blows to the legs>. 2. Resulting from extreme or intense force <violent death>. 3. Vehemently or passionately threatening <violent words>.
crime of violence
See violent crime.
domestic violence
Violence between members of a household, usu. spouses; an assault or other violent act committed by one memher of a household against another. See BATTERED-CHILD SYNDROME; BATTERED-WOMAN SYNDROME.
inviolability
n. The quality or fact of being safe from violation.
inviolable
adj. Safe from violation; incapable of being violated. - inviolability, n.
inviolate
adj. Free from violation; not broken, infringed, or impaired.
moving violation
An infraction of a traffic law while the vehicle is in motion.
per se violation
Antitrust. A trade practice (such as price-fixing) that is considered inherently anticompetitive and injurious to the public without any need to determine whether it has actually injured market competition.
serial violation
Civil-rights law. The practice by an employer of committing a series of discriminatory acts against an employee, all of which arise out of the same discriminatory intent or animus. 0 Such a series of discriminatory acts will usu. be considered a continuing violation. For a claim on the violation to be timely, at least one of the discriminatory acts must fall within the time permitted to assert the claim (e.g., 300 days for a Title VII claim). Cf. SYSTEMATIC VIOLATION.
systematic violation
Civil-rights law. An employer's policy or procedure that is discriminatory against an employee. ( Such a policy or procedure will usu. be considered a continuing violation. So an employee's claim of unlawful discrimination will not be barred as untimely as long as some discriminatory effect of the policy or procedure occurs within the limitations period (e.g., 300 days for a Title VII claim). Cf. SERIAL VIOLATION.
viol
(vyohl), n. [French] French law. Rape; indecent assault.
violent crime
A crime that has as an element the use, attempted use, threatened use. or substantial risk of use of physical force against the person or property of another. 18 USCA § 16. - Also termed crime of violence. white-collar crime. See wTUTF-COLD CRIME.
violent death
See DEATH.
violent offense
A crime characterized by extreme physical force, such as murder, forcible rape, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. - Also termed violent felony.
violent profits
Scots law. Rents or profits of an estate kept by a holdover tenant who has already been warned by the landlord not to keep them.